R.E.A.L. Homeschool Spanish (TOS Review)

We will be moving to an area in July where Spanish is the most common language spoken so I was very happy to have the opportunity to review R.E.A.L. Homeschool Spanish.  The acronym R.E.A.L. stands for Relax, Enjoy, Aspire, Learn Spanish.  

I received a .zip file that contained the ebook.  Included in the ebook are:  105 page color/black & white book, 179 page black & white activity book, 45 page answer book, 50 page (48 week) curriculum guide as well as 2 additional audio files. One of the audio files introduces the vocabulary from the book and the other introduces the vocabulary from both the book and the activity book.  

This program is an immersion program and designed specifically for homeschoolers. It is written so that the entire family can learn the language together and instead of limiting that usage to the classroom setting (or learning time) they can incorporate it into their daily lives as well.  Everyone learns together and speaks it with each other allowing children and parents to obtain real-life conversation in Spanish.  

From our experience, overall I did like this program.  It is written in a format that our children (ages 6, 8 & 10) can easily understand and put to use in a conversational way. We moved at a slow pace though so the kids didn't get overwhelmed with new vocabulary and so that they could put the words and phrases to memory before moving on.  The Daily Curriculum Guide is a huge blessing because you don't have to spend hours planning and preparing.  All the prep work has been done for you by Dr. Williamson.  I have to admit, I am not a huge fan of downloads & PDF files (although many companies are going this route now) so I would have preferred to have the hardback copy but we worked with what we were given.  This is a great multi-level foreign language learning system that allows you to put a new language into everyday conversational learning.  

Pricing:

• $49.95 for download version of the Book, Activity Book, Answer Book, and audio files
• $59.95 for all of the above plus Daily Curriculum Guide
• Hard copies (with audio Cd’s) of above are available for $89.95
• $99.95 with the Daily Curriculum Guide with free shipping

For more details on this program you can read the Frequently Asked Questions or find out how this program worked for other homeschooling families by reading what other TOS Crew Members thought of R.E.A.L. Homeschool Spanish. 


Disclaimer:  I was given a copy of this curriculum as a member of the TOS Review Crew.  No monetary compensation was received.